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⏩ David Dayen Discusses the Day One Agenda on The Majority Report
Watch Prospect executive editor David Dayen discuss the Day One Agenda on The Majority Report With Sam Seder.
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The Day One Agenda: Now More Than Ever
The election result brings new prominence to executive actions. But in reality, it was always going to be a necessary facet of a Democratic presidency.
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The 277 Policies for Which Biden Need Not Ask Permission
As president, Joe Biden could take action on hundreds of policies without having to go through Congress. The Biden-Sanders unity task force provides a road map.
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Warren Commits to Using Executive Authority to Cancel Student Debt
Using the power granted under the Higher Education Act, Warren vows to cancel student debt on day one.
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Help 800,000 Workers Join a Union
One policy could facilitate a voice for the fastest-growing, and one of the lowest-paid, occupations in the U.S.
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Wait a Minute, Could John Roberts Block All of This?
How the Supreme Court might frustrate the effort to use statutory authority to advance a progressive agenda, and why the next president should follow through anyway
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Create a More Progressive Tax Policy
Congress writes the laws, but the IRS interprets them, and they can do so in ways that make the system more fair.
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Force Drug Companies to Lower Prices
Presidents have two powerful sticks that could weaken the pharmaceutical industry’s power to rake in astronomical profits.
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Aggressively Address the Climate Crisis
Existing laws give the executive branch the power to transform the energy sector.